Maran (town)

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Maran
مارن
Maran.JPG
Flag of Maran, Pahang.svg
CountryFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang Darul Makmur
District Maran District
Granted municipality status2022
Government
  BodyMaran District Council
Population
 (2010) [1]
  Total111,056
Postcode
26500
Vehicle registration C
MP Ismail Muttalib (BN)

Maran is a town in Maran District, Pahang, Malaysia. Bandar Tun Abdul Razak, Jengka is located in outskirt of the town. Surrounded by isolated forest and oil palm plantations mainly in the area of FELDA Jengka, Maran town is roughly halfway between Temerloh and Kuantan.

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Economy

The main market of Maran Town. Maran Market (Pasar Besar Maran).jpg
The main market of Maran Town.

Main economy activities in Maran is plantation mainly by the largest settlement of FELDA in Malaysia, the Jengka Settlement. Other economy activities are focuses on small enterprises in agriculture, farming and fishing.

Transportation

The building of Maran District Council. Maran District Council Building.jpg
The building of Maran District Council.

Public transport

Maran, as with Kuantan and most of eastern Pahang, is not served by any rail line. rapidKuantan buses also do not cover Maran currently. Instead, there are Cityliner buses that connect Maran to Kuantan and Jerantut.

Car

In contrast, going to Maran is much easier by car. The East Coast Expressway has two exits serving Maran constituency: Exit 825 to Maran and Exit 827 to Sri Jaya.

The old Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan federal road Federal Route 2 runs through downtown Maran. Federal Route 64 connects Maran to Jerantut. Connection to Pekan, the royal capital of Pahang is also possible through a series of state-level roads and then Federal Route 82.

Politics

Maran Resort at Taman Tasik Maran. Maran Resort at Taman Tasik Maran.jpg
Maran Resort at Taman Tasik Maran.

Maran in turn is divided into three state seats in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly:

in which all three are also currently held by UMNO. Another state constituency, Jengka, is under the administration of the Maran District Council but is represented under Kuala Krau parliamentary constituency.

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References

  1. "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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